A NONLOCAL VECTOR CALCULUS, NONLOCAL VOLUME-CONSTRAINED PROBLEMS, AND NONLOCAL BALANCE LAWS

A Nonlocal Vector Calculus with Application to Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems

Abstract. We develop a calculus for nonlocal operators that mimics Gauss’ theorem and the Green’s identities of the classical vector calculus. The operators we define do not involve the derivatives. We then apply the nonlocal calculus to define variational formulations of nonlocal “boundaryvalue” problems that mimic the Dirichlet and Neumann problems for second-order scalar elliptic partial dif...

Nonlocal symmetries and nonlocal conservation laws of Maxwell’s equations

Nonlocal symmetries are obtained for Maxwell’s equations in three space–time dimensions through the use of two potential systems involving scalar and vector potentials for the electromagnetic field. Corresponding nonlocal conservation laws are derived from these symmetries. The conservation laws yield nine functionally independent constants of motion which cannot be expressed in terms of the co...

Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems

The theory of the nonlocal linear boundary value problems is still on the level of examples. Any attempt to encompass them by a unified scheme sticks upon the lack of general methods. Here we are to outline an algebraic approach to linear nonlocal boundary value problems. It is based on the notion of convolution of linear operator and on operational calculus on it. Our operators are right inver...

Nonlocal Elliptic Boundary Value Problems

Analysis and Approximation of Nonlocal Diffusion Problems with Volume Constraints

We exploit a recently developed nonlocal vector calculus to provide a variational analysis for a general class of nonlocal diffusion problems given by a linear integral equation on bounded domains in R. The ubiquity of the nonlocal operator is illustrated by a number of applications ranging from continuum mechanics to graph theory. These applications elucidate different interpretations of the o...